The maximum nine-day temporary custody period for a missing Vietnamese blogger ended Sunday without any information from police about his status – whether he would be detained pending trial or whether he…
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China to prosecute Taiwan pro-independence politician for 'secession'
Chinese authorities have announced the formal arrest of a leading Taiwanese nationalist politician for "secession" after holding him incommunicado for months, paving the way for a criminal trial over his activities on…
Activist appeals to Malaysian prime minister to support the Uyghur cause
A prominent Uyghur activist has appealed to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to support the persecuted mostly Muslim ethnic group in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, amid ongoing repression by China. Abdulhakim Idris,…
‘Thousands’ of trafficked people held at scam casino site amid escalating violence
Thousands of human trafficking victims from all over Asia – and as far away as Africa – are trapped at a scam casino complex on the Thai-Burmese border that RFA has been…
Kim Ju Ae’s fancy outfits and frequent TV appearances are generating resentment
Donning ever-fancier clothing at each new public appearance, 10-year-old Kim Ju Ae is starting to become an object of resentment in the eyes of many North Koreans, sources in the country say….
Baton-wielding Vietnamese police crush protest against drainage project
Swinging batons and bashing villagers, Vietnamese police dispersed dozens of members of the Ede ethnic group who were attempting to interfere with a drainage project they fear will discharge wastewater into a…
Leaked memo shows top Communist Party officials intervened in sentencing of Fang Bin
Officials at the highest level of the Chinese Communist Party"s law enforcement arm ordered a court in the central city of Wuhan to drop subversion charges against citizen journalist Fang Bin and…
Myanmar military beheads man in Sagaing region village
Junta troops tortured a man and cut off his head after raiding a village in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region, locals told RFA. They said troops also burned down 53 houses and a…
Junta’s second bombing of Sagaing village meant to destroy evidence, rebels say
A military airstrike last week on a village in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region where an earlier attack killed nearly 200 people was part of a bid to “destroy evidence,” a member of…
Japanese woman of Uyghur origin wins seat in Japan’s parliament
A Japanese woman of Uyghur ethnicity and who was educated in the United States has been elected a member of the Japanese parliament — the first person of Uyghur heritage to run…